The Curator
REMOTE · CURATORAPPROVED.COM
Search and explore taste-led finds in clothing, audio, designed objects and music.
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Last scanned (11 hours ago)
Scores higher than 55% of remote servers
Reachable. Last reached 23 Oct 2026.
Category Design and Media
How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →
Endpoint Security77
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Partial
- HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path. View diagnostics → Pass
- HSTS check failed: the Strict-Transport-Security header is absent. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
- DNSSEC is configured correctly; the domain's records validate against the full chain to the root. View diagnostics → Pass
Transport & Reachability100
- Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake. View diagnostics → Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability38
- 0% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Fail
- AI-judged instruction clarity (fair).Partial
- Tool/resource definitions use about 349 tokens (~87/item across 4 items; 3 tools + 1 resources), lean.Pass
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management13
- Stability observed for 4 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage80
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 29% of tool parameters carry a description.Partial
- Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.Pass
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 3 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 5 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).Pass
- Supports UI / widget rendering.Pass
Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.
- 23 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 10 to 13. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 3 days of observed history at the previous scan, 4 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 21 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 3 to 7. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 1 days of observed history at the previous scan, 2 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 20 Oct 26 0
- Stability: unverified → 0.03 ▲ functional
- 19 Oct 26 64
First indexed and scored.
Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.
Captured 23 Oct 2026 · Probed https://curatorapproved.com/api/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=curatorapproved.com | CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US | 11 Oct 2026 | 9 Jan 2027 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA256 | eaab783f829cc54e132547f137526601 |
| SANs: curatorapproved.com | ||||||
| CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US (CA) | CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US | 13 Dec 2023 | 20 Feb 2029 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 7ff31977972c224a76155d13b6d685e3 |
| CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US (CA) | CN=GlobalSign Root CA,OU=Root CA,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE | 15 Nov 2023 | 28 Jan 2028 | ECDSA 384 | SHA256-RSA | 7fe530bf331343bedd821610493d8a1b |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC secure
Validation of curatorapproved.com. — Secure
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| com. | present | 19718 | 13 | Verified |
| curatorapproved.com. | present | 1162 | 8 | Verified |
| curatorapproved.com. | Verified address RRset verified with the apex keys |
Authentication No authorisation required
The endpoint answered without asking for a token. Anyone who knows the URL can reach it.
| Result | No authorisation required |
|---|---|
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Header | Value |
|---|---|
| x-content-type-options | nosniff |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://curatorapproved.com/api/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://curatorapproved.com/api/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 302 | https://curatorapproved.com/api/mcp |
The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →
get_curator_item Get a Curator find ~56
Retrieve one published Curator item by a stable ID returned from search_curator. Includes source links, dated prices, variants, media and referral disclosures. Does not verify live availability or render UI.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | yes | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| categories | array | yes | – |
| hasMore | boolean | yes | – |
| items | array | yes | – |
| offset | integer | yes | – |
| total | integer | yes | – |
No examples provided.
render_curator_items Show Curator finds ~85
Display up to 12 Curator finds as interactive cards in chat. First call search_curator or get_curator_item and choose matching IDs. Pass only those IDs; the server supplies authoritative public facts. Preserves the requested order. Users can filter, inspect, select and discuss items; selections are temporary and are not a saved wishlist.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ids | array | yes | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| categories | array | yes | – |
| hasMore | boolean | yes | – |
| items | array | yes | – |
| offset | integer | yes | – |
| total | integer | yes | – |
No examples provided.
search_curator Search The Curator ~137
Find published Curator selections, newest first. Search literal words across public item facts; combine category and an optional USD price ceiling. Empty query browses the catalog. Returns complete public facts and stable IDs with pagination. Prices are recorded observations; unknown prices do not match maxPrice. To display chosen results as cards, next call render_curator_items.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | string | – | – |
| limit | integer | – | – |
| maxPrice | number | – | Maximum recorded USD price, inclusive. Excludes unknown prices. |
| offset | integer | – | – |
| query | string | – | Words in item name, maker, description or public details. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| categories | array | yes | – |
| hasMore | boolean | yes | – |
| items | array | yes | – |
| offset | integer | yes | – |
| total | integer | yes | – |
No examples provided.
How do I install the The Curator MCP server?
The Curator is a hosted endpoint at https://curatorapproved.com/api/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.
remote · curatorapproved.com
claude mcp add --transport http com-curatorapproved-the-curator 'https://curatorapproved.com/api/mcp'
What is the The Curator MCP server?
The Curator is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.curatorapproved/the-curator. Search and explore taste-led finds in clothing, audio, designed objects and music. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://curatorapproved.com/api/mcp).
Is the The Curator MCP server safe to use?
The Curator scores 66 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.
What tools does the The Curator MCP server expose?
The Curator exposes 3 tools: search_curator, get_curator_item, render_curator_items. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 278 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the The Curator MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to The Curator without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the The Curator MCP server still maintained?
The Curator is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 23 October 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.